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RedHead Industries is now Skidworks
Skidworks is a Canadian nonprofit software engineering and development organization founded by Matthew DaLuz. We build free-and-open-source software, experimental technology, and privacy-respecting tools that give control back to the people using them.
Rebrand Notice
RedHead Industries continues as Skidworks.
Beginning May 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM EDT, RedHead Industries is being officially rebranded to Skidworks. Repositories, domains, documentation, and older assets may temporarily reference RedHead Industries during the transition, but Skidworks is the direct continuation and successor.
Mission
Build powerful, transparent, and accessible technology that respects users.
Skidworks focuses on free-and-open-source software designed for everyday use, accessibility, privacy, reliability, and user freedom. Some work may extend into open-source hardware and experimental engineering when it aligns with those values.
The goal is practical: make useful technology people can understand, modify, trust, and rely on without surveillance, lock-in, or artificial restrictions.
What We Do
Open tools for systems, devices, developers, and everyday users.
Linux & Android
System utilities, Android tools, operating system experiments, deployment workflows, and practical device-focused engineering.
Developer Utilities
Infrastructure software, engineering tools, prototypes, and utilities that help builders inspect, automate, and repair systems.
Privacy-Respecting Apps
Everyday applications designed to minimize unnecessary data collection and keep user control where it belongs.
Principles
Engineering first, open by default, built with respect.
Skidworks values practical engineering over hype. Projects are shaped by reliability, accessibility, privacy, and the belief that users should be able to understand and control their technology.
- Open code builds trust and accountability.
- Technology should be accessible beyond expensive ecosystems.
- Users should never be treated as products.
- Transparent engineering matters more than artificial limitations.
Areas of Development
Where Skidworks builds and experiments.
Linux Software & Tooling
Command-line tools, system management utilities, deployment helpers, recovery workflows, and practical infrastructure software.
Android Systems
Android utilities, device-focused tooling, privileged workflows, offline-first applications, and experiments close to the platform.
Experimental Engineering
Prototype technologies, open hardware exploration, educational experiments, and projects that may evolve over time.
Everyday-Use Applications
Privacy-respecting apps and tools designed around accessibility, reliability, and real-world usefulness instead of lock-in.
Community
A place for contributors, testers, researchers, and open-source people.
Skidworks welcomes constructive collaboration from developers, designers, documentation writers, privacy advocates, testers, researchers, and open-source enthusiasts.
The organization is supported through community donations, voluntary contributions, and open-source collaboration. We do not believe in invasive advertising, exploitative monetization, or treating users as products.
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